The 2024 Oscars
Which movie won best picture at the Oscars?
Oppenheimer
How did the House of Representatives vote on a legislative bill meant to force ByteDance, the Chinese internet company, to sell its wildly popular social media app TikTok?
The bill passed the House
What is different about this year's SAT exam?
It is digital
Name the Iowa women's basketball player who has catapulted the team to the NCAA playoffs - selling out tickets in less than 30 minutes.
Caitlin Clark
Where LT prom is being held this year
(double score if you know the name of the "room" that will be open throughout the night)
Field Museum of Natural History
(Evolving Planet)
Which movie won the most awards at the Academy Awards this year?
“Oppenheimer"
What did the U.S. government just sue Apple for?
Violating anti-trust laws (creating a monopoly)
A new ordinance would rename Chicago's Columbus Drive after which former U.S. president?
Barack Obama
Name at least TWO of the No. 1 seeds in this year's men’s NCAA tournament.
UConn, Houston, Purdue, UNC
What movie sequel has led at the box office for the past 1-2 weeks?
King Fu Panda 4
Who hosted the Oscars?
Jimmy Kimmel
Fill in at least two of the following blanks:
Russian president _________ just won an 'election' for a __th presidential term with ___% of the vote. He will serve in this new term for ____ years.
Russian president VLADIMIR PUTIN just won an 'election' for a 5th presidential term with 87% of the vote. He will serve in this new term for 6 years.
Name THREE of the 2024 Lollapalooza headliners
SZA, Future X Metro Boomin, Tyler The Creator, blink-182, The Killers, Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez, Skrillex
Name at least TWO of the No. 1 seeds in this year's women’s NCAA tournament.
South Carolina, Iowa, USC, Texas
What emergency did this skunk get himself into yesterday that required wildlife authorities' assistance to save his life?
He got his head stuck in a peanut butter jar
What Oscar award did John Cena present? (see photo)
Best costume design
What happened to the parents of Michigan school shooter, Ethan Crumbley, who killed 4 students in 2021?
Both parents were charged with homicide (involuntary manslaughter)
Major League Baseball is hosting opening day in what country?
South Korea
Are public officials who post about work on their personal social media accounts acting on behalf of the government when they block their critics? (And therefore violating the First Amendment?)
What did the Supreme Court rule one week ago?
Yes, they are in violation of the First Amendment
On average, how many public toilets does the United States have for every 100,000 people?
Must get within 20
8
What musician / movie won best song?
Billie Eillish, Barbie
The Biden administration on Wednesday issued one of the most significant climate regulations in the nation’s history, a rule designed to ensure what?
That the majority of new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States are all-electric or hybrids by 2032 (by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution).
Name any of the 3 controversial males who were honored as recipients of the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsberg award. ("to celebrate 'women who exemplify human qualities of empathy & humility'.")
The April ceremony was canceled due to backlash from the late justice's immediate family.
Elon Musk, outspoken billionaire and X owner
Michael R. Milken, billionaire philanthropist who spent nearly two years in prison securities and tax violations
Rupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox News, etc.
An L.G.B.T.Q. student group at a public university in Texas asked the Supreme Court to intervene when the university’s president refused to allow what?
(The students said the president’s action violated the First Amendment because it is discrimination based on viewpoint.)
A drag show
From the president: “A harmless drag show? Not possible.”
(The Court denied cert.)
New Mexico's Game and Fish Department is seeking professionals to do what with the bear population?
What is HUG them?
(!!!)